# Incident 20210922017019I: Edward W Mesa RV-7, Oklahoma City, OK, September 22, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 2021, 14:08 local time
- Place: Oklahoma City, OK
- Airport: Wiley Post Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5340° N, 97.6469° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WILEY POST (PWA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5340&lon=-97.6469&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64EB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N64EB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Edward W Mesa RV-7 (registry code 05638VA, https://openairdocs.org/model/edward-w-mesa-rv-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EDWARD W MESA RV-7
- Reported engine: SUPERIOR SL-IO-360-X
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 9,523 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210922017019I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS AFTER GETTING THE EXPERIMENTAL AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY AN FAA INSPECTOR FROM THE WILL ROGERS FSDO, THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PILOT TOOK OFF SOLO ON FIRST FLIGHT OF HIS AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT AND IMMEDIATELY LOST ENGINE POWER. HAVING NO TIME TO TURN OR ENOUGH RUNWAY TO LAND AND ROLL-OUT PROPERLY, HE LANDED STRAIGHT AHEAD AND PURPOSEFULLY TURNED OFF THE ACTIVE ONTO A WIDE GRASSY AREA WHERE HE FORCED A GROUND LOOP TO AVOID EXITING AIRPORT PROPERTY THROUGH THE PERIMETER FENCE AND ONTO A BUSY STREET. MINOR AIRCRAFT DAMAGE SUSTAINED BUT NO INJURY.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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